US1879795A - Fish reel mounting - Google Patents

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Sept. 27, DEERING FISH REEL MOUNTING Filed Nov. 12, 1951 Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I WILLIAM DEERING, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT; ASSIGrNOIt TO UNION HARDWARE COMPANY, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION CONNECTICUT FISH REEL MOUNTING Application filed November 12, 1931. Serial No. 574,594.

My invention relates to means for detachably securing a reel to a fish rod.

One object is to provide a simple and inexpensive form of construction which can be readily applied and ill hold the reel securely in place.

Another object is to provide a construction of this character which can be readily cletached when desired.

Another object is to provide a construction of the foregoing character which will conveniently accommodate different sizes of reels and reel seats.

In carrying out the invention I provide a supporting sleeve which may be formed separately or as a part of the handle of the fish rod. This sleeve is provided with a pocket or hood for positioning one end of the reel plate. The other end of the sleeve is provided with positioning means for interlocking with a ring and this ring is provided with an eccentric or cam-like portion for clamping one end of the reel plate.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the handle of a fish rod showing my invention applied.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the sleeve.

Fig. 3 is an end view of one form of locking ring.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing the ring in place locking the reel plate to the sleeve.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the ring shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig. 6 is an end view of a modified form of locking ring.

Fig. 7 is an end view of another modified form of locking ring.

The sleeve or reel seat 10 constitutes a part of the handle of the rod and is preferably formed of a metal tube and adapted to support a reel plate 11 and any suitable form of reel 12. This reel plate is provided with upper and lower arms 14 and 15 of the usual t e.

C )ne end of the sleeve is provided with an outwardly projecting portion 16 forming a pocket or hood adapted to receive the lower arm 15 of the reel plate. The other end of the sleeve is provided with ribs 17 adapted to laterally position the upper arm 14 of the reel plate.

It has been customary in-the past to provide slip rings for holding the end of the reel plate but these slip rings frequently become accidentally detached and may cause the loss of the reel itself. I have accordingly provided a special form of locking ring 20 adapted toslide and rotate on the sleeve 10. This ring-may be formed in a number of different ways. Preferably it isformed of metal of a uniform thickness providedwith an eccentrically disposed inner wall 21 adapted to coact with the arm 14 of the reel plate to clamp it tightly against the sleeve 10 when in the position shown in Fig. 4. When rotated anti-clockwise this ring may thus release pressure on the reel plate and leave the ring free to be moved longitudinally of the sleeve. To prevent accidental longitudinal movement I provide the sleeve with a number of,

projecting bosses 22 and I provide the ring with an inner groove 23 having entrance notches 24.

The dimension of the ring with respect to the sleeve plus theplate 14 is such'that the ring can be moved longitudinally only when the notches 24 are in longitudinal alignment with the projecting bosses 22. When the ring is applied and rotated so as to bring one of the bosses intothe groove 23 the ring is locked. When the ring is rotated so as to bring the shoulder 25 against the edge of the plate 14, the notches 24 will be in alignment with the bosses 22 and the ring can be readily slid off. The ring is preferably knurled or otherwise provided with means to facilitate gripping and rotating the ring.

A somewhat similar interlock can be provided by making the width of the ring 20 slightly less than the distance between adjacent bosses 22-22 so that when the ring is slipped onto the sleeve and brought into a position between the two bosses the ring can be locked and can not then be withdrawn until it is turned back and the notches 24 brought into alignment with the bosses 22.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 the groove 23 in the ring extends throughout substantially its entire circumference and the interior shape and size of the cam wall 21' is such as to permit a greater degree of rotation of the locking ring.

In the form shown in Fig. 7 the inner groove is omitted and the cam Wall 21" alone is relied upon to grip the reel plate against the supporting sleeve. Such rings may be used with the sleeve having the projecting bosses, and the inner diameters of the openings will, of course, be made sufliciently large to permit the ring to be slipped longitudinally over the bosses when in an unlocked position. In such case the eccentricltles of the lnner cam surface 1s somewhat greater than in the form of device shown inFigs. 3 and 4.

I claim:

' 1. A reel mounting construction compris ing a support having a pocket in one end, a reel plate having one end located in said pocket, a series of spaced bosses at the oppositeside of the support, a locking ring having an inner cam surface for clamping the opposite end of the reel plate to the support, said ring having an inner groove with a transverse notch leading to the groove for receiving said bosses.

2. A reel mounting construction comprising a support having a pocket in one end, a reel plate having one end located in said pocket, a series of spaced bosses at the opposite side of the support, a locking ring having an inner cam surface for clamping the opposite end of the reel plate to the support, said ring having an inner groove to receive one of said bosses.

3. A reel mounting construction comprising a support having a pocket for a reel plate in one end, positioning ribs for the other end of the plate, a series of spaced bosses at the a opposite side of the support, a locking ring" having an inner surface for clamping one end of the reel plate to the support, said ring having an inner cam groove to receive one of said bosses. V

4. As an article of manufacture, alocking ring for a reel plate comprising an annular member having an interior eccentric cam surface for engaging a locking plate mounted upon a supporting rod, said ring having an interior groove opposite said cam surface with a notch leading to said groove to allow the ring to be slipped over and interlocked with a positioning boss. 7 .7

WM. DEERING.

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